Fishing hook with tie rail
A fishing hook assembly includes a hook element including a tie rail, which defines an enlarged line-pass-through area.
This Utility Patent Application is a Non-Provisional Application of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/696,863, filed Sep. 5, 2012, entitled “FISH HOOK” which is herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUNDEach fishing outing is unique because of changing fish appetites and varying levels of aggression, which can be attributed to altered environmental conditions such as barometric pressure, light, wind, moon phase, seasons and other variables. The appetite and aggression level also are affected by localized influences, such as water clarity, water temperature, salinity, acidity, depth, natural prey availability, population density and other variables. In addition, each fish population has its own affinity for various bait presentations.
All these factors will change over a year, many within thirty minutes. Predicting the response of fish to these changes is difficult. Most fishermen use a trial-and-error process to determine which lure and/or bait, as well as its presentation, will be effective for a particular outing. Because fishermen endeavor to catch fish and often to release them again, their ability to stay in sync with the preferences of their prey will dictate the degree of their success.
With conventional lures (e.g., hooks, jigs, etc.), it can be rather challenging to quickly change lures or to replace a lure lost due to a broken line. This challenge is exacerbated under some conditions, such as being in a moving boat, cold temperatures, falling precipitation (e.g. rain), poor visibility, etc.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of embodiments and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments and together with the description serve to explain principles of embodiments. Other embodiments and many of the intended advantages of embodiments will be readily appreciated as they become better understood by reference to the following detailed description. The elements of the drawings are not necessarily to scale relative to each other. Like reference numerals designate corresponding similar parts.
In the following Detailed Description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments which may be practiced according to the present disclosure. In this regard, directional terminology, such as “top,” “bottom,” “front,” “back,” “leading,” “trailing,” etc., is used with reference to the orientation of the Figure(s) being described. Because components of embodiments can be positioned in a number of different orientations, the directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is in no way limiting. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural or logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The following detailed description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense.
Embodiments of the present disclosure enable fishermen to catch more fish because they can spend more time with their fishing lure or hook in the water and with their hook or lure being properly placed for the preferred bait presentation.
In one embodiment, a fishing hook assembly includes a hook element including a tie rail, which defines an enlarged line-pass-through area. In one example, the line-pass-through area is substantially larger than a transverse cross-sectional area of a fishing line to be inserted into and through the line-pass-through area. This arrangement provides tremendous visibility while maneuvering the end of the fishing in and about the tie rail when tying the fishing line to the tie rail. In addition, because the enlarged line-pass-through area provides such a large target for inserting the end of the fishing line, it becomes easy to thread the end of the fishing line through the line-pass-through area. Thus, even under challenging conditions such as a wet or cold environment, or low visibility during nighttime, a fisherman can quickly tie a line onto the tie rail and resume fishing quickly. Moreover, this enlarged line-pass-through area is particularly helpful for those with reduced manual dexterity due to arthritis or other medical conditions and/or those having visual impairments.
Furthermore, a fishing hook assembly in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure enables immediate, quick tying of line to the tie rail by avoiding the conventional process of puncturing a conventional eyelet with a sharp object to penetrate dried paint in the eyelet that is typically present in conventional eyelets of a fishing hook.
The large line-pass-through area in a fishing hook assembly (in embodiments of the present disclosure) readily accommodates fishing line of varying diameters, such as larger diameter lines, and of different flexibilities, such as higher flexibility lines.
A fishing hook assembly, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, also enables a fisherman to achieve several different bait presentations without having to untie or retie their fishing line to a different hook or jig. In particular, a tie rail of the fishing hook assembly is configured with a length and curvature that enables orienting the tied line at significantly different angles relative to a geometric center of the line-pass-through area (or relative to a center of gravity of a jig head) and/or orienting the tied line at different positions along a length of the head portion of the fishing hook assembly. This ability, in turn, enables achieving substantially different bait presentations without retying the fishing line relative to the tie rail. Accordingly, in one aspect, the tie rail of a fishing hook assembly provides a panoramic element, about which one can slidably move the hook and bait into a vertical presentation, a horizontal presentation, or other angled presentations.
In stark contrast to embodiments of the present disclosure, conventional eyelets enable just one bait presentation such that one must switch hooks to vary the presentation of the bait, which in turn requires removing the hook from the line and retying a new hook onto the line. Changing between fishing hooks typically involves cutting the fishing line, removing the live or artificial bait from the old fishing hook, possibly cleaning paint out of the eyelet of a new fishing hook, threading the conventional eyelet of the new fishing hook, re-tying the line to the new fishing hook and reattaching the old live or artificial bait. When the live bait is damaged from the removal process, or from environmental factors such as sunlight or dry air, new bait may need to be retrieved and attached. All of these steps take time that could otherwise be spent actually fishing.
However, a tie rail of a fishing hook assembly, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, overcomes these obstacles by enabling quick, selective repositioning of the tied line along the tie rail to achieve different bait presentations. Given the speed with which favorable fishing conditions can change and/or the challenge in identifying which presentation to which fish will respond, embodiments of the present disclosure can dramatically enhance the ability of the fishermen to test for effective presentations while adapting to changing conditions—all while spending much more time with their lures in the water.
These embodiments, and additional embodiments, are described below in association with
In one example, the example fishing hook assembly 50 is formed from a hook element 49 comprising a single shaft 59 of generally rigid material. In one aspect, the hook element 49 can be embodied in a range of sizes, lengths, and colors. In some embodiments, the fishing hook assembly 50 includes a jig head 51 coupled to the hook element 49. In one embodiment, jig head 51 is molded of a material having a specific gravity which, when coupled with the hook element 49, will effect a specific gravity so as to allow the sinking of the complete fishing hook 50 when placed in water. The head 51 is molded in various sizes, shapes and colors to the hook element 49.
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In general terms, a display portion 53A of jig head 51 corresponds to a portion of jig head 51 that extends distally forward from the junction 18 with a tail portion or non-display portion 53B of jig head 51 extending proximally away from the junction 18. With this in mind, in one embodiment, as shown in
In one embodiment, the entire jig head 51 includes distal end 62 and a proximal end 63 with the entire jig head 51 having a length L2, as shown in
Accordingly, the respective first and second end portions 42, 43 of tie rail body 44 are spaced apart from each other along a circumferential surface 65 (or perimeter portion) of jig head 51. This arrangement stands in sharp contrast to a conventional eyelet in which a base of the conventional eyelet defines a single point along the surface/perimeter of the jig head, such that the only location a line can be tied is at that single location point (defined by the conventional eyelet) along the perimeter of the jig head.
With further reference to
In one embodiment, this line-pass-through area 33 is at least one order of magnitude greater that a cross-sectional area of a conventional eyelet (i.e., the opening through which a line is passed to enable tying the line to the ring-shaped metal that defines the eyelet). In other examples, this line-pass-through area 33 defines a cross-sectional area within a range of 10× to 30× larger than the cross-sectional area of a conventional eyelet. For purposes of this comparison, in one non-limiting example, the cross-sectional area of a conventional eyelet is about the same as the cross-sectional area of a shank portion of a hook element. In another non-limiting example provided for comparative purposes, the diameter of a conventional eyelet is generally the same as, or slightly larger than (e.g. 10% larger), the diameter of a fishing line suitable for use with the hook.
In one embodiment, the line-pass-through area 33 is about 3× to 10× greater than a cross-sectional area of the shank portion 34 of shaft 59. In another embodiment, the line-pass-through area 33 is about 3× to 10× greater than a cross-sectional area of the body portion 44 of tie rail 41.
In one embodiment, the line-pass-through area 33 is about 5× to 10× greater than a cross-sectional area of the shank portion 34 of shaft 59 or than a cross-sectional area of the body portion 44 of tie rail 41. In some embodiments, the line-pass-through area 33 is about at least one order of magnitude (at least 10×) greater than a cross-sectional area of the shank portion 34 of shaft 59 or than a cross-sectional area of the body portion 44 of tie rail 41.
In one non-limiting example, the diameter (D3 in
It will be understood that surface 65 of jig head 51 can take a variety of shapes and sizes, and that embodiments of the present disclosure are not strictly limited to the size and shape of the jig head 51 shown in
In some embodiments, as best seen in
Accordingly, with a portion of jig head 51 extending within loop 35 while still defining a line-pass-through area 33 that is substantially greater than the cross-sectional area within a conventional eyelet, the fishing hook assembly 50 (in accordance embodiments of the present disclosure) provides a substantially different structure than conventional eyelets on conventional jigs/hooks. With fishing hook assembly 50, ample space is provided to feed a line through the area 33, making tying a line 52 (
In one embodiment, as shown in
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In one aspect, a method of forming a fishing hook assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, includes molding jig head 51 to encapsulate the junction 18 at which the distal end 76 of shaft 59 meets shaft 59 at the distal end 37 of shank portion 34 of shaft 59. In one aspect, this arrangement provides a more robust junction 18.
In another aspect, a method of forming a fishing hook assembly (according to embodiments of the present disclosure) includes molding a jig head 51 onto a loop portion 35 of a hook element 49 via securing the jig head 51 onto a straight segment 39A and onto a curved portion (portions 30A, 30B) of the loop portion 35 (extending from the straight segment 39A). In one aspect, the straight segment 39A and curved portions 30A, 30B become embedded within the jig head 51. In another aspect, with this molded jig head arrangement, a portion 69 of the head 51 occupies at least a portion of the total area 47 defined by the loop portion 35 while the remaining exposed area 33 defined by loop portion 35 (the area 33 that is not encapsulated by the jig head 51) defines the line-pass-through area 33 bounded between the tie rail 41 and the perimeter portion 65 of head 51 (that extends between junctions 82, 84 at which the tie rail protrudes from the surface 65 of head 51).
In some embodiments, body portion 44 of tie rail 41 (also referred to as semicircular segment 39B of loop portion 35) maintains a minimum spacing relative to the surface 65 of head 51 (i.e. that surface portion of head 51 that is opposite to and facing the body portion 44 of tie rail 41) that is represented by distance D1 in
In one embodiment, this minimum distance (D1) is substantially greater than a diameter (D3) of the shaft 59 of the hook element 49, such as the diameter of shank portion 34 or of body portion 44, as shown in
In some embodiments, jig head 51 has a shape such that a non-uniform distance exists between surface 65 of jig head 51 and tie rail 41, such as shown in
Of course, the shape of jig head 69 can be modified to increase or decrease the distance D1, whether or not there is any increase or decrease in the total line-pass-through area 33. In just one example, as described later in more detail in association with at least
The panoramic nature of tie rail 41 extending about a perimeter of jig head 51 can be expressed in several ways.
In one embodiment, as further shown in
In some embodiments, the angle swept by an arc (represented by R) of tie rail 41 is between about 90 to 270 degrees. In some embodiments, the angle swept by an arc (represented by R) of tie rail 41 is about 135 to about 215 degrees.
In one aspect, in the embodiment of
In addition, as shown in
In another example of expressing the panoramic nature of tie rail 41 extending about a perimeter of jig head 51, and as shown in
In this schematic representation, dashed line W marks a beginning point for arc S and dashed line Z marks an ending point for arc S, such that the angle measured between lines W and Z is about 135 degrees. It will be understood that in other examples, the angle swept by an arc of tie rail 41 between junctions 82, 84 (assuming the approximate geometric center C2) can be more or less than 135 degrees.
In some embodiments, the angle swept by an arc (represented by R) of tie rail 41 is between about 45 to 180 degrees.
Whether viewed from an assumed geometric center C1 or C2 (or some other geometric center), the tie rail 41 provides a panoramic element along which a tied line 52 is selectively movable relative to a perimeter or circumference of the head. In other words, tie rail 41 enables moving the tie location of a line about a perimeter of head 51 in a panoramic manner in which the angle of the tied line 52 is selectively varied relative to the jig head 51, which in turn enables one to achieve different bait presentations to a fish without having to cut and retie the line to a different hook as would be required with conventional hooks and eyelets.
In some embodiments, as shown in
With reference to either
In one embodiment, the surface 65 of jig head 51 that occupies the space 47 within loop portion 35 of fishing hook assembly 50 is generally convex, as shown in at least
As shown in
Among other benefits, a tie rail of a fishing hook assembly in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure enables a tied line to be slidably maneuvered into different positions along tie rail, as schematically represented in the diagram 300 of
For illustrative purposes, it is assumed in
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In a third position (III), knot 53 of line 52 is positioned at a proximal region of tie rail 241 to orient a longitudinal axis of line 52 at an generally acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the generally straight shank portion 234 and to achieve a generally upside down bait presentation, as further shown in
Accordingly, upon removing fishing hook assembly 290 from the water, the fisherman can quickly and easily slide the knot 53 of tied line 52 between anyone of the different positions along tie rail 241 to achieve different bait presentations—all without having to untie and retie line 52, as would be required with conventional eyelets.
It will be understood that a size and shape of the tie rail 241 enables tied line 52 to be moved to positions other than those shown in
Moreover, to further facilitate a fisherman to achieve preferred positioning of line 52 relative to tie rail 241 of fishing hook assembly 250 to produce a particular bait presentation, some embodiments of the present disclosure include visible marks at various locations along tie rail 241, as shown in
Accordingly,
As shown in
In some embodiments, there are more or less than three visible marks with each visible mark corresponding to an intended line orientation for bait presentation relative to a surface of water (W).
In another embodiment, the visible marks (89A, 89B, 89C) along tie rail 241, as shown in
In one embodiment, the differing coefficients of static friction can be achieved by varying a level of polish on surface of the metal forming shaft 59. In some embodiments, such differing coefficients of static friction are achieved by applying a lubricous coating to produce the segments having a lower coefficient of static friction and/or by applying a non-abrasive, non-slip coating to the portions intended to have a higher coefficient of static friction.
In some embodiments, the designated locations (89A, 89B, 89B) along tie rail 241 do not include any visible marking but still define regions having the higher, second coefficient of static friction to facilitate releasably securing the line 52 at the recommended orientations corresponding to the different bait presentations. The user can identify these locations by sensing the increased resistance when sliding the tied knot 58 of line 52 through those regions.
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In one example, tie rail 241 includes three different indents 99A, 99B, 99C arranged in series, and spaced apart from each other, along an arc length of the tie rail 241. The first two indents (99A, 99B) are separated by 90 degrees about the arc length of tie rail 241. The first indent 99A is located at a distal end 248A of tie rail 241 so that fishing line 52 becomes aligned to be generally parallel to longitudinal axis of generally straight shank portion 234 of shaft 259, and the bait/hook achieves a generally vertical presentation relative to a surface of water (W), in a manner similar to that shown in
In another embodiment, while not depicted in
It will be understood that greater or fewer knot-positioning locations (such as indents in
Additional embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in
In one embodiment, the second portion 316 has a length (L7) is greater than a length (L6) of the first portion 315. In some embodiments, second portion 316 has a length (L7) that is substantially greater than a length (L8) of straight portion 339A within display portion 53A of jig head 51. For purposes of this comparison, the straight segment 339A extends from junction 18 to point 396 at which shaft 59 exits a distal end 62 of jig head 51. In one embodiment, a longitudinal axis (represented by line B) of second portion 316 extends generally parallel to a longitudinal axis (represented by line A) of straight segment 339A (within head 51).
In one embodiment, the length (L7) of second portion 316 tie rail 341 is at least about 4× to 10× a diameter of shaft 59. This arrangement helps to define an elongate line-pass-through area 333 to provide maximal space for line insertion along a length of the jig head 51 and for knot tying.
In some embodiments, the total length of the tie rail 341 (the portion of loop portion 35 extending outside of head 51) is substantially greater than a length of the loop portion 35 that is encapsulated within jig head 51.
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A fishing hook assembly, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, is adapted for use in fishing for a large variety of fish and may be used with a large variety of baits in association with a large variety of fishing hook sizes. By way of example, the lure of the present disclosure could be sized for use with fishing hooks as small as 3/0 up to a 6 size fishing hook. Larger or smaller fishing hooks could of course be employed with corresponding changes in size for the head and other components of the fishing hook. A wide variety of baits could be used from shrimp, mullet strips or the like as well as other types of baits, natural or synthetic. Lastly, embodiments of the present disclosure are adapted to be used for fishing for a large variety of fish from casting, including jigging, whether done at the top surface of the water or any distance beneath the water surface.
It will be appreciated that the panoramic tie rail is particularly suited to tying various diameters of fishing line with ease, enabling tying lines in a manner that is more consistent and considerably easier to use versus conventional eyelets. Beginners and elderly will be elated with the ease and versatility.
Although specific embodiments have been illustrated and described herein, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that a variety of alternate and/or equivalent implementations may be substituted for the specific embodiments shown and described without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. This application is intended to cover any adaptations or variations of the specific embodiments discussed herein.
Claims
1. A fishing hook assembly comprising:
- a jig head; and
- a hook element defined by a shaft, the shaft including a barbed tail portion and a head portion located at a generally opposite portion of the shaft relative to the barbed tail portion, the head portion including a first portion extending through and embedded within the jig head and a second portion comprising a rail portion exposed externally to the jig head, the hook element including a shank portion extending proximally from the head portion to the barbed tail portion,
- wherein the first portion of the head portion of the shaft includes an elongate straight portion, wherein the straight portion extends distally from, and has a common longitudinal axis with, the shank portion, and wherein the first portion and the second portion define a loop,
- wherein a first end of the second portion extends from a distal portion of the straight portion of the first portion and an opposite second end of the second portion forms a junction with a proximal portion of the straight portion of the first portion at which a transition is defined between the straight portion and the shank portion, and wherein the distal portion of the straight portion is spaced apart longitudinally from the proximal portion of the straight portion,
- wherein a line-pass-through area is defined by an interior area extending between the rail portion and a first surface of the jig head opposite to and directly facing the rail portion, and
- wherein the line-pass-through area defines a first cross-sectional area which is substantially larger than a cross-sectional area of the shaft, and wherein the first surface of the jig head is convex.
2. The fishing hook assembly of claim 1, wherein the first cross-sectional area is about 3 to about 10 times larger than the cross-sectional area of the shaft.
3. The fishing hook assembly of claim 1, and wherein a distance between the rail portion and the first surface of the jig head, at multiple points spaced apart along the first surface between a first end of the rail portion and an opposite second end of the rail portion, is at least about 2 to 3 times greater than a diameter of the rail portion.
4. The fishing hook assembly of claim 3, wherein the distance between at least some portions of the rail portion and the first surface of the jig head, at the multiple points spaced apart along the first surface between the first end of the rail portion and the opposite second end of the rail portion, is at least about 4 to 5 times greater than the diameter of the rail portion.
5. The fishing hook assembly of claim 1, wherein at least the rail portion of the second portion defines a generally semicircular shape.
6. The fishing hook assembly of claim 5, wherein the rail portion includes a plurality of tie locations arranged in series, and spaced apart from each other, along an arc length of the rail portion, and wherein the plurality of tie locations include:
- a first tie location at a distal portion of the rail portion;
- a second tie location at an intermediate portion of the rail portion and about 90 degrees, along the arc length of the rail portion, relative to the first tie location; and
- a third tie location at a proximal portion of the rail portion, with the second tie location interposed between the respective first and third tie locations.
7. The fishing hook assembly of claim 1, wherein the straight portion is spaced apart from the first surface of the jig head.
8. The fishing hook assembly of claim 1, wherein a portion of the jig head, including the first surface, extending within the loop defines a second cross-sectional area up to one-half of a third cross-sectional area defined by the loop.
9. The fishing hook assembly of claim 1, wherein the portion of the jig head within the loop defines a second cross-sectional area up to two-thirds of a third cross-sectional area defined by the loop.
10. The fishing hook assembly of claim 1, wherein a first end of the rail portion extends outwardly from the first surface of the jig head and an opposite second end of the rail portion extends outwardly from the first surface of the jig head, wherein the first end of the rail portion is spaced apart along the first surface from the opposite second end of the rail portion, and wherein the first end of the rail portion is spaced apart, in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shank portion, from the second end of the rail portion.
11. The fishing hook assembly of claim 10, wherein a convexity of the first surface is interposed between the first end of the rail portion and the opposite second end of the rail portion.
12. The fishing hook assembly of claim 1, wherein the jig head includes a display portion having a distal end and a proximal end, and the proximal end of the display portion is located in generally a same position as a proximal end of the rail portion.
13. A fishing hook assembly comprising:
- a jig head; and
- a hook element defined by a shaft, the shaft including a barbed tail portion and a head portion located at a generally opposite portion of the shaft relative to the barbed tail portion, the head portion including a first portion extending through and embedded within the jig head and a second portion comprising a rail portion exposed externally to the jig head, wherein the hook element includes a shank portion extending proximally from the head portion to the barbed tail portion,
- wherein the first portion of the head portion of the shaft includes an elongate straight portion, wherein the straight portion extends distally from, and has a common longitudinal axis with, the shank portion, and wherein the first portion and the second portion define a loop,
- wherein a first end of the second portion extends from a distal portion of the straight portion of the first portion and an opposite second end of the second portion forms a junction with a proximal portion of the straight portion of the first portion at which a transition is defined between the straight portion and the shank portion, and wherein the distal portion of the straight portion is spaced apart longitudinally from the proximal portion of the straight portion,
- wherein a line-pass-through area is defined by an interior area extending between the rail portion and a first surface of the jig head opposite to and directly facing the rail portion, wherein the line-pass-through area defines a first cross-sectional area, and wherein the first surface of the jig head is convex,
- wherein the rail portion includes an array of knot-positioning locations arranged in series, and spaced apart from each other, along an arc length of the rail portion, the array of knot-positioning locations including: a first knot-positioning location at a distal portion of the rail portion; and a second knot-positioning location at an intermediate portion of the rail portion and about 90 degrees, along the arc length of the rail portion, relative to the first knot-positioning location.
14. The fishing hook assembly of claim 13, wherein the array of knot-positioning locations includes:
- a third knot-positioning location at a proximal portion of the rail portion, with the second knot-positioning location interposed between the respective first and third knot-positioning locations.
15. The fishing hook assembly of claim 13, wherein the straight portion is spaced apart from the first surface of the jig head.
16. The fishing hook assembly of claim 13, wherein a portion of the jig head, including the first surface, extending within the loop has a second cross-sectional area up to one-half of a third cross-sectional area defined by the loop.
17. The fishing hook assembly of claim 13, and wherein a distance between the rail portion and the first surface of the jig head, at multiple points spaced apart along the first surface between a first end of the rail portion and an opposite second end of the rail portion, is at least about 2-3 times greater than a diameter of the rail portion.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 13, 2013
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 2016
Patent Publication Number: 20140090289
Inventors: Corey Bechtold (Big Lake, MN), Lisa Bechtold (Big Lake, MN)
Primary Examiner: Darren W Ark
Application Number: 13/800,438
International Classification: A01K 85/00 (20060101); A01K 83/00 (20060101); B21F 45/12 (20060101);